Ornos Beach

This guide to Ornos Beach in Mykonos follows a first-time windsurfer struggling to keep her board steady, then pulls back to explain why this particular bay south of town became the place beginners and fishermen alike have always trusted. It traces the shoreline from a working fishing village to a strip of accredited water-sports schools, asking what it is about this stretch of coast that keeps the meltemi from ever building real chop here. Watch the boats idling further out toward Delos and Rhenia while sunbeds and workboats share the same calm water they always have.